General Insurance Corporation of India (NSE:GICRE): The Best Of Both Worlds

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As an investor, I look for investments which does not compromise one fundamental factor for another. By this I mean, I look at stocks holistically, from their financial health to their future outlook. In the case of General Insurance Corporation of India (NSE:GICRE), it is a notable dividend-paying company that has been able to sustain great financial health over the past. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, take a look at the report on General Insurance of India here.

Excellent balance sheet average dividend payer

Investors should not worry about GICRE’s debt levels because the company has none! It has only utilized funding from its equity capital to run the business, which is rather impressive for a ₹371b market cap company. Investors’ risk associated with debt is virtually non-existent and the company has plenty of headroom to grow debt in the future, should the need arise.

NSEI:GICRE Historical Debt, June 18th 2019
NSEI:GICRE Historical Debt, June 18th 2019

GICRE is considered one of the top dividend payers in the market, and it has also been able to maintain it at a level in which net income is able to cover dividend payments.

NSEI:GICRE Historical Dividend Yield, June 18th 2019
NSEI:GICRE Historical Dividend Yield, June 18th 2019

Next Steps:

For General Insurance of India, I've compiled three pertinent aspects you should look at:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for GICRE’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for GICRE’s outlook.

  2. Historical Performance: What has GICRE's returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of GICRE? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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